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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

une brique logicielle

English translation:

software component

Added to glossary by veratek
Apr 28, 2011 07:03
13 yrs ago
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French term

une brique « Google »

French to English Bus/Financial Internet, e-Commerce
Ainsi, les multiples acquisitions dans le domaine (social networks) n’ont pas encore fait naître une brique « Google » capable de concurrencer Facebook ( voir les récentes initiatives de Google dans le domaine de la recherche sociale avec le nouvel outil +1)

What do they mean by "brique" here?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 component
4 +2 "Google" building block
3 Brick OS
Change log

Apr 28, 2011 07:06: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Field (specific)" from "Business/Commerce (general)" to "Internet, e-Commerce"

Discussion

veratek (asker) Apr 28, 2011:
@Tony But the text speaks of ONE brique, not a bunch of briqueS, so I thought they were speaking of Facebook as a brique. Now it's clearer, I agree with your comment, thanks.
Tony M Apr 28, 2011:
Not F/B But Vera, your text doesn't refer to Facebook as a 'brique' — it only refers to Google 'briques', which might well be regarded as 'components' which, taken all together, might give Google some functionalities similar to F/B.
Tony M Apr 28, 2011:
Not F/B But Vera, your text doesn't refer to Facebook as a 'brique' — it only refers to Google 'briques', which might well be regarded as 'components' which, taken all together, might give Google some functionalities similar to F/B.
Bourth (X) Apr 28, 2011:
@veratek Cor, you were sitting on your keyboard!
veratek (asker) Apr 28, 2011:
@bourth - Yes "building blocks" - that's the sense I had gotten, but couldn't think of a term.
veratek (asker) Apr 28, 2011:
@ victor Hi, I don't think we can speak of Facebook as a brique - a simple "composant." Unless they meant Google invents a bunch of composants which are capable to compete with Facebook. But Facebook is an entire system, not a mere component. I wondered if they didn't mean "brique" in a non-tech way, as a concept block, a whole new idea or application. Any thoughts?

Proposed translations

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component

Il s'agit de brique logicielle, qui peut aussi se dire "composant" en français (voir lien)
Reference:

http://www.pcsoft.fr/windevppc/wd8ppc_composant.htm

Note from asker:
Hi, I don't think we can speak of Facebook as a brique - according to the definition you posted.
I explained more of my reply in the discussion session.
Peer comment(s):
agree Bourth (X) : Yup, other Google bricks being GoogleMaps, GoogleEarth, etc. "Blocks", maybe, as in "building blocks"?
15 mins
agree Tony M : The whole point is, this isn't referring to Facebook, but to a component added to Google to make it more like Facebook!
31 mins
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48 mins

"Google" building block

I've checked it out, it's looking good.

Another social network BUILDING BLOCK: profiles in Google maps | Millions of users have now their own Google Maps with placemarks, statements and objects ...
amjadiqbal.com/another-social-network-building-block-profiles-in-google- maps.htm

The Google Integration Server web application (' gint'), which provides web services to the Bboogle BUILDING BLOCK, ...
https://source.at.northwestern.edu/svn/os/bb-gint/.../README...

http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2009/07/building-blocks...

So, are we getting some really amazing site from Google to compete with Facebook ? is this secret profile a BUILDING BLOCK to 'GOOGLE ME'? ...
igurutalks.com/google/sergy-brin-secret-facebook-profile/

Facebook seems to understand the BUILDING BLOCK web. They are providing means for Yelp ... Now look at Google. Google understands this well. ...
staynalive.com/articles/web-3-0-the-building-block-web/

The core BUILDING BLOCK is the Like button,” said Justin about the way in ... Facebook Ads. While Google ads are focused on sales—20% off a ...
blog.hubspot.com/.../5-Key-Tools-for-Effective-Facebook-Marketing.aspx

are basically the first BUILDING BLOCK of Google's social strategy. .... I prefer to hand my data to Google over facebook. ...
blog.webdistortion.com › Google

Will Google use this as a BUILDING BLOCK for Google Circles, or any of the rumored versions of a 'Facebook killing' social network? ...
www.scribd.com › Business/Law › Marketing
Peer comment(s):
agree Tony M : Yup, of course; the term should be in the glossary, as I'm certain we've had this before.
6 mins
agree Miranda Joubioux (X) : With all those references, that's got to be right.
12 mins
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18 mins

Brick OS

They could be referring to the Google Brick Operating System.
http://code.google.com/p/bricks-os/

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Note added at 50 mins (2011-04-28 07:53:32 GMT)
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One of the reasons I thought they might be referring to the operating system, was the fact that a 'brick' in the sense of a building block doesn't really seem to be appropriate as Vera points out in the discussion above.
The fact that the French 'brique' is in the singular doesn't surprise me, even if it is referring to Bricks OS.


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Note added at 53 mins (2011-04-28 07:56:12 GMT)
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Perhaps it is referring to bricks and clicks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bricks_and_clicks which is a business model.
Peer comment(s):
neutral rkillings : The name is actually Bricks-OS, and it's not Google's OS. Open-source project *hosted* at Google Code (previously at SourceForge).
6 mins
Fair enough.
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